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Archive for the 'Affirmative Action' Category

11 Mar

Ferraro: “They’re attacking me because I’m white!”

**Update: In 1988 Ferraro said this about Jesse Jackson :”“if Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn’t be in the race.”
I think former Vice-Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro must have lost her mind. Just as Clinton tries to angle a little momentum, Ferraro goes and blasts more Clintonesque racial spittle all over everything. After being [...]

06 Aug

The Racial Reset Button

Recently, I’ve been asked both directly and in roundabout ways, “When do we get to press the racial reset button?” The people who’ve asked this question seem to feel tired of dealing with racial issues and in particular are frustrated by the level of “black anger” they encounter. Those who ask this question want to [...]

17 Jul

Ralph Papitto, Thank you for the Racial Slur

When you talk about race, there are times when you just want to pull your hair out because you want everybody to see what you see. You believe if everybody could just see what you see, then everybody could agree on the problems and then maybe even agree on ways to solve these problems. A [...]